Conservations The Theme For Southern States Exposition
An ambitious southern exposition plan features a colonial style lakefront campus with an amphitheatre, a giant agricultural exhibit map, a second floor vantage balcony, soil and product displays, and an annexed auditorium for conservation congresses and conferences. A corn palace and a model modern women’s building are planned, plus a five acre minidel farm run by a state experiment station. A $400000 federal appropriation proposal seeks a government building and exhibits on natural resource conservation. Officers are Shields, Smith, Filis, and Johnston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Atlantic
National Conservation Congress
Boys’ Corn Clubs
Congress
Richard W. Austin
Tennessee
Committee On Industrial Arts and Expositions
William 8S. Shields
J. Allen Smith
Don Carlos Filis
H. M. Johnston
Local Personal Notices Highlight Bluefield Area Visitor Arrivals
Mrs. R. J. Parsons of Bramwell and Miss Mary Turk with Miss Virginia Carrington of Tazewell spent time in Bluefield yesterday. Several residents, including Mrs. Hicks and A. M. Smith, traveled for visits or business. J. W. Albert, ill, is able to be out again. Many others left for visits to Elksforn, Witten's Mills, Fort Springs, Hunter's Alum Springs, and Cordell Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Turk
Virginia Carrington
Tazewell
Willie May Carr
Falls Mills
Notable Officers Named in Organization Listing
George W. Callahan serves as fourth vice president, V. Carter holds the treasurer post, and W. M. Goodman is the general manager in the organizational roster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Callahan
8. V. Carter
W. M. Goodman
Fashion notes on taffeta frill gowns and chiffon frocks
The article describes taffeta trims on hems and waists for chiffon gowns. It highlights two corded shirreds at the hem and waist seams to maintain fullness without restricting movement. A surplice waist closes with two buttons and a narrow taffeta collar complemented by linen handkerchief collar details.
Graduated Plaiting and Fashion's Shifting Hem Lines
Fashion notes on graduated plaiting altering hems and the slimming effect of sunray skirts. The piece compares ancient styles with modern silhouettes, noting women’s ongoing desire for evolving lines and the slow pace of fashion change across generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Egypt
Auto Hammock Turns Tiny Packages Into a Headroom Solution
A simple child’s doll hammock hung from the car roof creates extra storage space for small packages during long trips. The hammock sits above passengers and remains out of the way, allowing room for a final item.
Handy Device for Sleeping Car Toiletry Apron
A linen apron with a turned up bottom strip forming a pocket divided into three sections. It is lined with thin white rubbers to hold sponge and soap, two smaller pockets above for trinkets and jewelry, and keeps toilet items like toothbrushes and collars organized.
Flower Toque: Delicate Mauve Malines With Silk Orchid
The flower toque offers a charming alternative to severe hats for faces not aged by time. After forty it tests the complexion, yet these toques fit the head closely with hair drawn in soft tendrils beyond the edge. Pictured is mauve malines over white, accented by small rose pink flowers and sprays rising from the crown with a large silk orchid to blend tones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milan
New York and the Millinery Styles Describe Hats
The Millinery Trade Review notes dresses receive mixed critique while hats gain praise for variety. Demand centers on close fitting hats and turbans with pokes, yet large flat hats are favored for mid summer. Veiling uses chiffon net lace for soft, dainty looks.
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New York
Bmillinery Trade Review
Novel silver wedding cake features monogrammed favors
A cake for a silver wedding reception uses white moire favor boxes bearing the bride and groom’s raised silver monogram. One corner shows the wedding date and 1912. A tiny cocky batter heart tied with a silver cord symbolizes the union of heart and hand after twenty five years.
Satin and Taffeta Mantles Set Fashion Pace
The piece notes a vogue for long satin and taffeta mantles replacing tailored afternoon and visiting wear. Many are straight and unlined, mostly black with large square revers and collars, sometimes facing contrast colors veiled in black chiffon. Fringe and bold motifs appear, seen as a welcome option while awaiting new modes.
The Waist Line and Belt Trends in New Gowns
The article notes waist emphasis returning in fashion with belts varying from old-fashioned thin belts to braces of fabric. Belts often match gown trimming but sometimes stand alone, as striped dresses use folded brocade tissue belts and pompadour silk frocks feature stiff ribbon bands to outline the waist.
Decorative drain pipe broom holder idea
A decorated drain pipe can serve as a broom and tool holder or umbrella stand. Cover its exterior with wallpaper remnants secured with paste for a simple attractive corner display in a kitchen or hallway.
Tennis Costumes Highlight White Serge Skirt Look
A white serge tennis skirt paired with a loose-skirted blouse remains popular. The outfit often includes a striped coat in blue and white orange and white red and white or green and white. College color combinations also appear.
Keith Vaudeville at Elks Opera House This Summer
Daily vaudeville and moving pictures at the Elks Opera House with three acts changed weekly and two reels shown daily. Matinees at 3 40 p m for women and children, ten cent admission. evening shows at 7 30 and 9 with ten to twenty cent seating. Also notes local endorsement for Chamberlain's Tablets. For sale by dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks Opera House
Keith
Chamberlain
Darius Downey
Newberg
Junction
N. B
Chamlain
SUTHERLAND SEEKS REPUBLICAN NOMINATION FOR WEST VIRGINIA CONGRESS
Howard Sutherland appeals to Republican voters in West Virginia seeking the party’s nomination for congressman at large. He emphasizes loyalty to the party, pledges to serve all the people, and cites his public and private record as assurance of his commitments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Sutherland
West Virginia
Faithful
Devel
Mr. Hughes
President Roosevelt
Representative Willet
New York
House of Representatives
J.A. Hughes
Union Labor
J. A. Hughes
Hughes
Also Mentioned on This Page
R. J. Parsons
Bramwell
Bluefield
Wm. Hicks
Tip Top
A. M. Smith
Yester
J. J. Coxe
J. W. Albert
Ethel
Lillie Carter
Elksforn
Elizabeth
Lovie Shelton
Witten's Mills
W. C. Pollock
Frank
Fort Springs
Mrs. Whitlock
Bristol, Tenn
N. A. Fisher
Bluefield Avenue
Mrs. Samuel Berry
Middlebrook, Va
Mrs. Berry
A. J. Angel
H. B. Reynolds
Wyoming Street
K. J. Morris
Mt. Sidney, Va
Carroll Street
Pearl Lilly
Wilcoe
Anna MecNile
Hunter's Alum Springs
Mary Young
Cedar Bluff
Margaret McNile
Mable Graham
Walter Carter
T. H. Lyons
Third Street
Radford
Bland
Scate
Gress
Congressional Committee
Ohio River
James A. Hughes
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